# देवता (devatā)

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देवता (devatā) is a Sanskrit word meaning godhead, divinity, image of a deity or idol, an organ of sense, with a god or among the gods, divine dignity or power of divinity, a deity or god. Its 21 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Deity or Divinity, Image or Idol of a Deity, Adverbial Usage (with/among gods).

- **Etymology:** E. देव divine, तल् affix of the abstract: in the first case, अन् added; of whom the attribute is divinity — E. deva divine, tal affix of the abstract: in the first case, an added; of whom the attribute is divinity
- **SLP1:** `devatA`  **IAST:** devatā  **Devanagari:** देवता
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devata
- **Declensions:** 24 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/devata/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** देवाट (devāṭa), देवत (devata), देवट (devaṭa)

## Meanings by context

### Deity or Divinity (11 definitions)
- godhead, divinity  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 495,3] देवता (devatā) b f. godhead, divinity ( abstr. & concr. ), RV.; AV.; Br. &c. [ ID=96335 ]
- divine dignity or power of divinity  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवता (devatā) [Printed book page 0579-c ] देवता (devatā) 1 Divine dignity or power of divinity
- A deity or god  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवता (devatā) [Printed book page 0579-c ] देवता (devatā) 2 A deity, god; Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 1. 1
- 1. Divinity, divine power, deity, or sacred image. 2. In the capacity of a god or among the gods.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवता (devatā) [Printed book page 124-3 ] देवता (devatā) devá-tā, 〈1.〉 f. divinity, divine power; deity; sacred image; 〈2.〉 in. ad. in the capacity of a god or gods; among or to the gods. [ ID=9560 ]
- 1. A god, deity, or divine being. 2. Divinity.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देव (deva) ता (devatā) [Printed book page 422 ] देव (deva) ता (devatā) f. ( - ता (-tā) ) 1 A god, a deity or divine being. 2 Divinity: see देव (deva) त्व (devatva). E. देव (deva) divine, तल् (tal) affix of the abstract: in the first case, अन् (an) added; of whom the attribute is divinity. [ ID=19608 ]
- A god or divinity  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवता (devatā) [Printed book page 376-a ] देवता (devatā) ( ता ) ((tā)) 1. f. A god; divinity. [ ID=19085 ]
- 1. Divinity. 2. A deity or god. 3. The image of a deity. 4. An organ of sense.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवता (devatā) [Printed book page 343-03 ] देवता (devatā) f. 1. Divine dignity, divinity; 2. a deity, a god, K.S. i.1; 3. the image of a deity; 4. an organ of sense. [ ID=17548 ]
- 1. A god or deity. 2. Divinity.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देव (deva) ता (devatā) [Printed book page 351-b ] देव (deva) ता (devatā) f. ( - ता (-tā) ) 1. A god, a deity or divine being. 2. Divinity; see देव (deva) त्व (devatva). E. देव (deva) divine, स्वार्थे तल् (svārthe tal) affix of the abstract: in the first case, अन् (an) added; of whom the attribute is divinity. [ ID=19594 ]
- 1. The state or nature of a deity. 2. A deity. 3. A sacred image.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवता (devatā) [Printed book page 0415-b ] देवता (devatā) deva + tā, f. The state or nature of a deity, MBh. 13, 308. 2. A deity, Man. 2, 176. 3. A sacred image, Man. 4, 130. — Comp. Adhi-, f. a supreme or tutelary deity, Ragh. 12, 17. Abhīṣṭa-, i. e. abhi-iṣṭa ( vb. iṣ ), f. a tutelar deity, Pañc. 208, 14. Kula-, f. a chief deity, Kumāras. 7, 27. Kṣiti-, f. a Brāhmaṇa, MBh. 13, 6451. Kṣetra-, f. the deity of a field, Pañc. 174, 12. Gṛha-, f. a household deity, a Lar, Mṛcch. 8, 22. Pati-, adj. f. tā, worshipping the husband like a deity. Para-, f. the supreme deity. Page0416-a+ 41 Pārva-, f. a primeval divinity, Man. 3, 192. Yama-, f. the lunar asterism, Bharaṇī. Yoni-, f. the eleventh lunar asterism. Vasu-, f. the lunar asterism, Dhaniṣṭhā. Saubhāgya-, f. a guardian deity, Śāk. 44, 3 ( Prākṛ. ). Sthali-, f. a deity of a certain locality, Megh. 105. [ ID=6680 ]
- 1. Godhead or divinity. 2. A god or idol.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवता (devatā) [Printed book page 236 ] 1 देवता (devatā) f. godhead, divinity ( abstr. & concr.); a god or idol. [ ID=14404 ]
- Godhead or divinity  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > देवता (devatā) [Printed book page 172-b ] devátā, f. godhead or divinity, both as abstract and as concrete; devátā, instr., with divinity (collective), i. e. among deities, 73 20 [ 1237. ] [ ID=2035 ]

### Image or Idol of a Deity (3 definitions)
- image of a deity or idol  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > image of a deity, idol, Manu-smṛti (Title) iv, 130; MBh.; Pur. ( ifc. - क (-ka), Manvarthamuktāvalī, KullūkaBhaṭṭa’s commentary on Manu-smṛti (Title) viii, 105 ) [ ID=96336 ]
- The image of a deity  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवता (devatā) [Printed book page 0579-c ] देवता (devatā) 3 The image of a deity
- An idol  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवता (devatā) [Printed book page 0579-c ] देवता (devatā) 4 An idol

### Adverbial Usage (with/among gods) (2 definitions)
- with a god or among the gods  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > देवता (devatā) ind. with divinity i.e. with a god (gods) or among the gods, RV.; AV. [ ID=96338 ]
- like a god or among the gods  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 2 देवता (devatā) ( instr. adv. ) like a god or among the gods. [ ID=14405 ]

### Organs of Sense (2 definitions)
- an organ of sense  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of the organs of sense ( cf. देव (deva) ), Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) ii, 5, 2, 2 &c. [ ID=96337 ]
- An organ of sense.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > देवता (devatā) [Printed book page 0579-c ] देवता (devatā) 5 An organ of sense

### Related Compound Words (2 definitions)
- No definition provided in the source.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — आयतनं, - आलयः (āyatanaṃ, -ālayaḥ)
- a temple or chapel  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — वेश्मन् (veśman) n. a temple or chapel

### Cross-references or Etymology (1 definition)
- See devata.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 493,1] देव (deva) — ता (—tā) a See देव (deva) ता (devatā). [ ID=95657 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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